Adjustable hanger for brooms or mops



Oct. 18, 1932. c. w. MEGGENHOFEN ET AL 1,833,808

ADJUSTABLE HANGER FOR BROOMS 0R MOPS Filed Nov. 16, 1931 Willi,

ATTQRNEY.

Patented Oct. 18, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT err-ice CHARLES W. MEGGENHOFEN 'AND JAMES L. ZINK, QF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA ADJUSTABLE HANGER ron nnooms on MOPS Application filed November 16, '1931. Serial No. 575,382.

This invention relates to an appliance whereby to hang a broom, brush or mop against a wall or an article of furniture so as to be conveniently accessible in good condition when needed for use, the invention having reference more particularly to an adjustable hanger of the above-mentioned character adapted to quickly accommodate itself to broom handles or other handles dilfer- I 10 ent in diameter within the range of customary manufacturing variations.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved hanger for brooms or the like which shall be of such construction as to permit rapid manufacture thereof at small cost, and shall be adapted to be self-adjusting to handles difiering in thickness and to support the handle at such height as it may be convenient to quickly place it.

Another object is to provide an improved han er in which a broom handle or similar hanc le may be simply inserted laterally and rapidly in the hanger, so as to eliminate trouble and delay involved inserting a handle I lengthwise into a hanger loop hitherto practiced in order to securely clutch a handle.

A further object is to provide an improved hanger for articles with handles whereby the articles may be conveniently hung when not 3 in use so as to afford protection for the articles that might suffer from lack of care, which hanger shall not be costly but shall be strong, durable and economical in use.

With the above-mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in a metallic hanger having a lateral opening to receive a handle sidewise and automatically clamp the handle at different positions, the hanger being adapted to be controlled by sim- 4 0 ple manipulations of a broom handle when inserting the handle and also when removing the handle from the hanger. The invention consists also further in the parts and combinations and arrangements of parts as herein- I after particularly described and definitely claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side view of a broom with its handle partially broken away, and theimproved hanger mounted on a vertical supwhich extends a clutch bar18 that diverges fromthe'rod 14 and has asmall crook 19' port vertically supporting the handle; Fig. i 2 isa top plan of the hanger anda handle supported therein; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the main or base part of the hanger when constituted of metal wire'; and Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the clutch or clamp part of the hanger separated from the main part thereof.

Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawings indicate'corresponding elements or features of construction herein referred to vin detail.

For the purpose of describing the construction and advantages of the hanger it is illustrated as arranged ona vertical wallor supo port '1 which may represent a door casing or othersuitable portions of a structure.

The hanger in one form of structure is composed of, drawn metal wire and maybe composedv of two pieces of wire of suitable 0 length. 7 The main or base partof the hanger comprises arbas'e bar which has a number of sections 2, 8 and 4, the bar being designedto be arranged horizontally against theflwallor vertical support. The bar has a loop 5 a iforward andhas a portion extending up- .wardly and back as a loop to constitute a hinge ear v8, on'the lower'portion of which is a forward extending arm 9 integrally supporting a rod 10 which has a stop member 11 on its top and extending rearward therefrom. The bar portion 4 has a downward extending farm 12 which is curved as a loop .to constitute a hinge car 13 at a suitable distance from the ear 8.. Y

The companion part of the hanger comprises a clamp or clutch bar 14 whichis ar ranged forwardof the main part and has a rearward extending link arm 15 on one end thereof, on the end of which isa hinge pin 16 integral therewith and extending behind the bar 1 1 and into the ear '13. The opposite end of the bar 14 has a crookl'? thereon from on its end from which extends an arm member forward of the rod 18, the arm member comprising a curved portion 21 that is curved about the crook 17 slightly apart therefrom and is integral with an arm member 22 that has a lateral hinge pin 23 integral therewith and approximately in alinement through the ear 8 with the pin 16, the pin 23 carrying a forward extending finger 24 which has a lateral stop member 25 thereon that extends outward into the space be tween the elements 9 and 11 to have contact alternately therewith for limiting the swinging movement of the clamping part, approximately as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1. The clutch bar 14: is corrugated or stepped so as to have indentations 26 in its forward side to aid in holding the handle between the bar and the rod 18, the latter being slightly elastic relatively to the bar 14 due to it being directly supported by the crook 17.

Having arranged the base bar 2 and the eyes 5 and 6 against the face of the support 1, fastening of the hanger is simply secured by driving nails 27 and 27 through the eyes and into the support, after whichthe clamp portion of the hanger may loosely droop relatively to the base part.

In practical use a handle 28 of a broom or other article is held by hand and carried in approximately vertical arrangement to the hanger and carried sidewise into the space between the clamp bar 14 and the bar 18,

readily pushing them up slightly by simply pushing the handle upward in contact with one or the other until the handle readily en ters between them, the handle being pushed over towards the crook 17 as far as it will conveniently pass and then it is permitted to descend whereupon the handle is automatically clutched by the force of gravity as the handle descends until the broom or a brush head swings into contact with a wall. Re-

verse operation to release the handle is quickly accomplished by simply lifting the handle slightly and drawing it sidewise from the space between the elements 14 and 18,

such position being indicated by a broken circle in Fig. 2.

What is claimed is:

r 1. A hanger appliance comprising a main part-having a horizontal bar and securing eyes thereon, opposite end portions of the bar having each a hinge ear on the front thereof, one of the ears having a forward extending arm on its under portion and a stop member supported by the arm in spaced relation thereto, and a clutch part hingedly connected to said hinge ears and having a finger alternately to engage said arm and said stop member.

2. A hanger appliance comprising a main part having a horizontal bar provided with hinge ears spaced apart, the bar having securing loops, and a clutch part comprising a clamp bar having at one end a hinge pin connected with one of said ears, the opposite end of the clamp bar having a crook thereon, a clutch bar extending from the crook divergently forward of the clamp bar, and an arm member fixed to the clutch bar and having a portion partially encircling said crook and having a member provided with a hinge pin connected with the remaining one of said ears.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures on the 18th day of November, 1931. CHARLES W. MEGGENHOFEN. JAMES L. ZINK. 

